American Bureau of Shipping

Pressure Relief Device (PRD) Engineer II

American Bureau of Shipping$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • 2-4 years of experience with pressure relief devices and process safety systems
  • Strong understanding of pressure relief calculations and relief valve sizing
  • Familiarity with fluid dynamics and industry codes/standards
  • US Citizenship required for government contract roles

Responsibilities

  • Perform engineering review and analysis with minimal supervision
  • Review project plans and scope to prepare for assignments
  • Identify and quantify relief rate requirements for overpressure scenarios
  • Verify design and installation adequacy of relief/flare systems
  • Prepare technical documents, reports, and presentations
  • Engage in discussions with clients and team members
  • Ensure quality assurance on project deliverables

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Engagement with industry standards and practices
  • Participation in client meetings and project management
  • Access to senior engineers for mentorship
Full Job Description
PRD Engineer is responsible for analyzing overpressure scenarios, performing relief calculations, and developing pressure relief device designs to protect process systems and equipment. The role includes sizing and specifying relief valves and rupture discs, verifying compliance with applicable codes and standards, preparing technical documentation, and supporting process safety and design review activities.

What You Will Do:
  • Performs engineering review and analysis assignments under minimal supervision of an experienced engineer or engineering manager
    • Applies conventional knowledge in a particular field of engineering.
    • Review project plans to understand the scope, schedule and assigned work.
    • Identifying and quantifying overpressure scenario relief rate requirements and evaluating relief systems capacities.
    • Verifying the adequacy of relief/flare system design and installation.
    • Prepare written documents, reports and presentations for review by an experienced engineer or engineering manager.
    • Develop understanding of the technical requirements and challenges and provide suggested opportunities of the business to formulate opportunities to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in day-to-day job tasks.
    • Participate in client and team meetings.
    • Track and accurately report hours spent on projects
    • Work with individuals at all levels, provide input to reports and other deliverables, execute multiple assignments, meet agreed deadlines, and adjust to changing client demands.
    • Perform quality assurance on project deliverables.


What You Will Need:

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics or a related engineering/scientific discipline
  • 2-4 years of relevant professional experience working with pressure relief devices, pressure vessels, and process safety systems. This position requires a strong understanding of pressure relief calculations, relief valve sizing, overpressure scenarios, fluid dynamics, and applicable industry codes and standards.


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Ability to gain, retain and illustrate comprehension of learned technical knowledge
  • Ability to actively listen to the needs of our clients by receiving shared information, determining context and evaluating the information provided
  • Openly accept change as part of business evolution to meet the needs of our clients and supports it
  • Possess a firm understanding of key performance indicators and their significance to the business and takes action to drive results
  • Experience in pressure relief analysis and flare system design and documentation, preferred.
  • Ability to utilize established rapport with senior members of the team and colleagues
  • Engages in personal development activities that focus on developing customer intimacy
  • Must take responsibility for their actions and behaviors
  • Must acknowledge and learn from mistakes
  • Must understand assigned responsibilities and hold themself accountable for keeping commitments
  • Must be dependable and consistent
  • Must actively participate in daily activities
  • Ability to produce an expected quantity and quality of work.
  • Must organize, plan and manage time and tasks effectively utilizing intermediate time management skills
  • Ability to obtain a working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality, and Environmental Management Systems.
  • US Citizenship required for roles supporting government contracts


It Would Be Nice If You Had

Professional or chartered engineer license.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to a manager, director, or executive level position.

About American Bureau of Shipping

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is a classification society, with a mission to promote the security of life, property and the natural environment, primarily through the development and verification of standards for the design, construction and operational maintenance of marine-related facilities. ABS is the largest classification society globally, with more than 200 offices in 70 countries. The organization was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.
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